Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal or animals of the value of the ten rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER XVII OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY · Of mischief
Section 428: Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 428. Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees. 429. Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees. | BNS 325 |
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